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Recommended books:
The Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock : Trouble Girls
by Barbara O'Dair (Editor)
She's a Rebel : The History of Women in Rock & Roll
by Gillian G. Gaar, Yoko Ono (Photographer)
The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson
by David Nathan, Luther Vandross (Foreword)
Women and Music : A History
by Karin Pendle (Editor)
Born Before 20th Century:
Hildegard von Bingen
, 1098-1179 (Germany)
Another profile
Hildegard Von Bingen's Physica : The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing
by Hildegard, Priscilla Throop (Translator), sain Hildegard
Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179 : A Visionary Life
by Sabina Flanagan
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
, 1665-1729 (France)
Another profile
De La Guerre: Pièces de Clavecin / Blandine Verlet
Elisabeth C. Jacquet de la Guerre: Sonatas / Matthews, et al
Anna Magdalena Bach
, 1701-1760 (Germany)
Sophie Arnould
, 1740-1802 (France)
Brigitta Banti
, c.1756-1806 (Italy)
Clara Josephine Schumann
, 1819-1896 (Germany)
Marietta Alboni
, 1823-1894 (Italy)
Emma (Lajeunesse) Albani
, 1847-1930 (Canada)
Agathe Backer-Grøndhal
, 1847-1907 (Norway)
Mona McBurney
, 1862-1932 (Great Britain, Australia)
Florence Donaldson Ewart
, 1864-1949 (Great Britain, Australia)
Luisa Tetrazzini
, 1871-1940 (Italy)
Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing
by Luisa Tetrazzini, Enrico Caruso, Jr.
Luisa Tetrazzini : The Florentine Nightingale
by Charles Neilson Gattey
Marta Sandal
, 1878-1930 (Norway)
Wanda Louise Landowska
, 1879-1959 (Poland, France, U.S.A.)
Another profile
Odori Miyako
, ca. 1880-? (Japan, France, U.S.A.)
"Ma" Rainey
, 1886-1939 (U.S.A.: GA)
Another profile
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism : Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday
by Angela Y. Davis
Nadia Juliette Boulanger
, 1887-1979 (France)
Kathleen Parlow
, 1890-1963 (Canada)
La Bolduc (Mary Travers)
, 1894-1941 (Canada)
Mary Cardwell Dawson
, 1894-1962 (U.S.A.: NC, PA)
Bessie Smith
, ca 1894-1937 (U.S.A.: TN, NY, PA)
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Bessie Smith Songbook
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism : Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday
by Angela Y. Davis
Jelly d'Arányi
, 1895-1966 (Hungary, Great Britain)
Clara Haskil
, 1895-1960 (Romania, Switzerland)
The Clara Haskil Piano Competition
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Clara Haskil
The Clara Haskil Legacy - Bach, Schumann, Haydn, Schubert
Eva Jessye
, 1895-1992 (U.S.A.: KS, NY)
Edith Goodall Wilson
, 1896-1981 (U.S.A.: KY)
Edith Wilson and her Jazz Hounds
(Sound clips)
He May Be Your Man...But He Comes To See Me...
Edith Wilson
Complete Recorded Works...Vol. 2 (1924-31)
Edith & Lena Wilson
Marian Anderson
, 1897-1993 (U.S.A.: PA, NY)
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Online NewsHour profile
Marian Anderson
by Anne Tedards, Matina S. Horner (Designer)
What I Had Was Singing : The Story of Marian Anderson
by Jeri Ferris
Helen Creighton
, 1899-1989 (Canada)
Born 20th Century:
Aaliyah (Haughton)
(U.S.A.: NY, MI)
Victoria de [García, Victoria López] Los Angeles
(Spain)
Martha Argerich
(Argentina)
Another profile
Interview with Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich Chamber Music Festival
Chopin - The Legendary 1965 Recording / Martha Argerich
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Martha Argerich Vol 2
'Lil' (Lillian) Armstrong
(U.S.A.: TN, IL, NY)
Patti Austin
(U.S.A.: CA)
Another profile
pattiaustin.com site
Grazyna Bacewicz
(Poland)
Erykah Badu
(U.S.A.: TX)
Joan Baez
(U.S.A.: NY, CA, MA)
Another profile
Janet (Abbot) Baker
(Great Britain)
Pearl Bailey
(U.S.A.: VA, DC, PA, NY)
Another profile
Film Credits
Pearl Bailey : With a Song in Her Heart
by Keith Brandt, Gershom Griffith (Illustrator)
LaVern Baker
(U.S.A.: IL, NY)
Elsa Barraine
(France)
Björk (Guðmundsdóttir)
(Iceland)
WebSense
, the official Björk site.
Mary J. Blige
(U.S.A.: NY, GA)
Brandy (Brandy Norwood)
(U.S.A.: MS, CA)
Another profile
Toni Braxton
(U.S.A.: MD, CA)
Grace Bumbry
(U.S.A.: MO)
Interview with Grace Bumbry
Montserrat Caballe
(Spain)
Filmography
Friends for Life [IMPORT]
Montserrat Caballe
Diva / Montserrat Caballé
Sarah Caldwell
(U.S.A.)
Donizetti: Don Pasquale
Caldwell, Sills, Gramm, et al
Maria Callas
(U.S.A., Greece)
Gigi Capobianco
(Argentina)
Ann Carr-Boyd
(Australia)
Another profile
Charlotte Church
(Wales, Great Britain)
Voice Of An Angel
Sheryl Crow
(U.S.A.)
Another profile
Elfi von Dassanowsky
(Austria)
Another biography
Ani DiFranco
(U.S.A.)
From the MetroActive Music site
Celine Dion
(Canada)
Celine Dion Music Database Homepage
Missy Elliott
(U.S.A.: VA)
Another profile
Missy Elliott site
Gloria Estefan
(U.S.A.)
Another profile
Maria Fisher
(U.S.A.)
Ella Fitzgerald
(U.S.A.: VA, NY)
Another profile
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Ella's gone
Ella Fitzgerald : A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz
by Stuart Nicholson
Ella Fitzgerald
by Bud Kliment et al.
Roberta Flack
(U.S.A.: NC, VA, DC)
Another profile
Filmography
Helen Forrest
(U.S.A.)
Aretha Franklin
(U.S.A.: TN, MI)
Another profile
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Aretha Franklin : Motown Superstar
by Silvia Anne Sheafer
Aretha Franklin, Lady Soul
by Leslie Gourse, David Shirley
Diamanda Galás
(U.S.A.)
Amy Grant
(U.S.A.)
Nina Hagen
(Germany)
Adelaide Hall
(U.S.A.: NY; Great Britain)
Emmylou Harris
(U.S.A.)
Another profile
P.J. Harvey
(Great Britain)
Another profile
Ofra Haza
(Israel)
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Faith Hill
(U.S.A.)
Perfect Harmony : The Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Story
by Scott Gray
Faith
-- the latest CD
Lauryn Hill
(U.S.A.: NJ)
Another profile
Lauryn Hill; She's Got That Thing
by Chris Nickson
Billie Holiday
(U.S.A.: PA, MD, NY)
Another profile
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Billie Holiday
by Bud Kliment, Bud Klimet
Lady Sings the Blues/With a Revised Discography
by Billie Holiday et al.
Shirley Horn
(U.S.A.: DC, NY)
Lena Horne
(U.S.A.: NY, PA)
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Lena Horne : Entertainer
by Leslie Palmer et al.
Lena Horne
by Brett Howard
Whitney Houston
(U.S.A.: NJ)
Another profile
Whitney Houston Online
Whitney Houston
by Ted Cox
Good Girl, Bad Girl : An Insiders Biography of Whitney Houston
by Kevin Ammons, Nancy Bacon (Contributor)
Laura Huxley
(Italy, U.S.A.)
Janet Jackson
(U.S.A.: IN)
Another profile
The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson
by David Nathan, Luther Vandross (Foreword)
Jewel (Kilcher)
(U.S.A.)
Pieces of Jewel
Jiang, Shan
(China)
Grace Jones
(Jamaica, U.S.A.: NY)
Another profile
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Filmography
Janis Joplin
(U.S.A.)
Another profile
Chaka Khan
(U.S.A.: IL)
Another profile
Eartha Mae Kitt
(U.S.A.: SC, NY)
Another profile
Umm Kulthum
(Egypt)
Patti LaBelle
(U.S.A.: PA)
Another profile
The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson
by David Nathan, Luther Vandross (Foreword)
Alicia de Larrocha
(Spain)
Another profile
Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas / Alicia de Larrocha
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Alicia de Larrocha
Annie Lennox
(Scotland)
Jennifer Lopez
(U.S.A.)
Another profile
Jennifer Lopez
by Patricia J. Duncan
On The 6
-- Jennifer Lopez
Madonna (Ciccone)
(U.S.A.)
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Encyclopedia Madonnica
by Matthew Rettenmund
Madonna : The Style Book
by Debbi Voller, Chris Charlesworth (Editor)
Ray Of Light
-- Madonna
Melissa Manchester
(U.S.A.)
Another profile
Shirley Manson (of
Garbage
)
(Scotland)
Garbage.com
Absolute Garbage.net
Sarah McLachlan
(Canada)
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More info
Lilith Fair
From Lilith to Lilith Fair : The Authorized Story
by Buffy Childerhose, Sarah McLachlan
Building a Mystery : The Story of Sarah McLachlan & Lilith Fair
by Judith Fitzgerald
Joni Mitchell
(Canada, U.S.A.: CA)
Another profile
Monica
(U.S.A.: GA)
Vanessa-Mae Nicholson
(Singapore, Great Britain)
Laura Nyro
(U.S.A.)
Yoko Ono
(Japan; U.S.A.: NY)
Another profile
Grapefruit : A Book of Instructions and Drawings
by Yoko Ono
Dolly Parton
(U.S.A.)
Dolly Parton
by Judith Mahoney Pasternak
Barbara Pentland
(Canada)
Edith Piaf
(France)
Queen Latifah
(U.S.A.: NJ)
Another profile
Ladies First : Revelations from a Strong Woman
by Queen Latifah, Karen Hunter, Latifah
Bonnie Raitt
(U.S.A.)
Della Reese
(U.S.A.: MI, CA)
Another profile
Clara Rockmore
(Russia, U.S.A.)
Diana Ross
(U.S.A.: MI, NY)
Another profile
DianaRoss & the Supremes Photo Gallery
Diana Ross : Entertainer
by John Wyeth et al.
The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson
by David Nathan, Luther Vandross (Foreword)
Sade
(Nigeria, Great Britain)
Another profile
The Best of Sade
Beverly Sills
(U.S.A.)
Nina Simone
(U.S.A.: NC, NY, PA)
Another profile
Official Website
I Put a Spell on You : The Autobiography of Nina Simone
by Nina Simone, Stephen Cleary
The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson
by David Nathan
Ethel Stark
(Canada)
Barbra Streisand
(U.S.A.)
Lisa Thorson
(U.S.A.)
Rosalyn Tureck
(U.S.A.)
Another profile
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Rosalyn Tureck
J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Rosalyn Tureck
Tina Turner
(U.S.A.: TN, MO, CA)
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I, Tina : My Life Story
by Tina Turner, Kurt Loder
Tina Turner
by Judy L. Hasday
Shania Twain
(Canada, U.S.A.)
Sarah Vaughan
(U.S.A.: NJ)
Another profile
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Sassy : The Life of Sarah Vaughan
by Leslie Gourse
Dinah Washington
(U.S.A.: AL, IL)
Another profile
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Ethel Waters
(U.S.A.: PA, NY)
Another profile
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow : An Autobiography
by Ethel Waters et al.
Ellen Zwilich
(U.S.A.)
Zwilich: Symphony no 1, Celebration, etc
Nelson
Zwilich: Symbolon, Concerto Grosso 1985, Double Quartet
Also check out:
Early Music Women Composers Page
. Web Site of Sarah Whitworth.
Drummergirl
. Site for and about women who drum.
Historical Anthology of Music by Australian Women
ROMANTIX: Women Composers Born 1760-1899
Women of the Blues
and
Blues Women II
The Women of 1970's Punk
Women's Music
Historical Women Composers
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